Moss talks Titans, Patriots, Vikings … and casinos

Randy Moss admitted on Wednesday when he was claimed by the Titans back in November he wasn’t in the best frame of mind. He had just been released by Vikings, who had acquired him in a trade with the Patriots.

“By me being dropped, I think I went into depression a little bit, but I had to suck it up and had to be a man,” Moss said on KFAN-AM 1130 in Minneapolis. “I have mouths to feed so I had to really take everything in stride and go to Tennessee and try and make things work. I wasn’t playing much and they wasn’t putting me on the field. But I had to put my feelings aside and keep playing football.”

Moss was a non-factor with the Titans: six receptions for 80 yards in eight games. “I went to Tennessee and that worked out OK, not too much,” he said, “but you have to live and die with what you believe in.”

In a 17-minute interview with KFAN, Moss talked mostly about his love for the Patriots, his team from 2007-10. He also talked positively about his years with the Vikings (1998-2004 and a few weeks in 2010).

“I would love to come back to Minnesota. But I don’t know what they have in place,” Moss said. “But if you ask me where my heart is … I am a big fan of (Patriots Coach) Bill Belichick, I really am, and not just not just on the field. I am a fan of his off the field because the little grouchy man you see on camera is not what you see off the camera. If you ask me where my heart and where I am happiest, I love playing with Tom Brady and I love being coached by Bill Belichick.”

Moss made it clear he’s not retiring from the NFL. The Titans aren’t interested in bringing him back.

“I want to play football, if it is the Cleveland Browns, the Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots — wherever it is I just want someone to respect what I do and the loyalty that I believe in,” Moss said. “Whoever wants me I guess is where I am going to play.

“Right now, I’m getting ready to take my behind to the casino and sit down and play some slots.”